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A man who jumped from a balcony at his home to escape a gunman has testified in court that he instantly identified his attacker.
The witness, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said: “I knew for a fact from the second he came to the door. I ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man has appeared in Magistrates’ Court charged with child pornography offences.
The Devonshire man, who cannot be identified, was charged with eight counts of accessing child pornography.
The court heard that the allegations related to hundreds o...
DATE: Feb 19, 2018
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Court
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An accountant who admitted laundering a fortune stolen from the Bermuda Government has been jailed for seven years and four months by the Welsh courts.
Confiscation proceedings are now under way to recover the funds stolen from the island by Jeffrey ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A bartender has been taken off the road after drinking and driving.
Jahdal Williams, 36, admitted driving while over the legal blood-alcohol limit.
Magistrates’ Court heard that officers were conducting traffic stops near the junction of Middle Road ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two people have been banned from the road after being caught drinking and driving on the same street almost a month apart.
William Roberts, 53, was stopped by police on Church Street after police saw him veering across both lanes on Queen Street at 1...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A jury heard how a man struggled with his would-be shooter in the middle of the street after being targeted in a daylight attack.
Another man ran into the fray, but prosecutor Carrington Mahoney alleged he was attempting to help the shooter.
The gunm...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Warwick teenager stole electronics from two homes and took a motorcycle.
Daneko Cann-Hayward, 19, admitted four separate offences, October and December 2016.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Hayward stole $1,848 of valuables including speakers, a came...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St George’s man was fined $2,500 this morning after admitting fishing in a protected area.
Arnold Pitcher, 34, pleaded guilty to attempting to take fish from a protected area last summer.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Pitcher and another man were ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A man accused of smuggling the controlled drug fentanyl to Bermuda was found not guilty last night.
Craig Lawrence was also cleared by a Supreme Court jury of possessing the synthetic opiate with intent to supply.
The Canadian national from Markham,...
DATE: Feb 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An admitted heroin user pleaded guilty yesterday to theft to support his drug habit.
Kevin Robinson, 58, from Hamilton Parish, pleaded guilty to stealing from Sports R Us on February 10.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Robinson was seen concealing a ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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